Rogers v. Hollister
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Walworth county: E. B. Belden, Circuit Judge. On September 19, 1911, Fred L. Rogers, husband of Martba A. Rogers, commenced, an action for divorce against bis wife, said Martba A. Rogers.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Walworth county: E. B. Belden, Circuit Judge. On September 19, 1911, Fred L. Rogers, husband of Martba A. Rogers, commenced, an action for divorce against bis wife, said Martba A. Rogers. While tbe action was pending and on October 27, 1911, said Martba A. Rogers made ber will wbicb contains tbe following: “If Fred Rogers is my bnsband at my decease, I give, devise and bequeath to him all of my personal property absolutely, and tbe right to use and occupy my residence where I now reside for and during bis natural life, providing be is my husband…
1Opinion of the CourtKeewikt, J.
In the consideration of the question involved in this case it will be well to refer briefly to the Statutes bearing upon the subject.
Sec. 2330, Stats., prohibiting marriage under certain circumstances, was amended by ch. 271, Laws of 1901, by adding thereto a provision to the effect -that it shall not be lawful for any person divorced to marry again within one year from the date of the entry of such judgment, and that the marriage of any divorced person within one year from the date of the entry of such judgment shall be null and void, but upon application of such divorced person the court…
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